Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ADEODATUS
Latin name meaning "given by God". This was the name of a son of Saint Augustine and two popes (who are also known by th...
AEGIDIUS
Original Latin form of GILES.
AFRA (1)
Originally used by the Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa. This was the name of two early saints.
AMABILIA
Feminine form of AMABILIS.
AMADEUS
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". A famous bearer was the Austrian composer Wolfga...
AMATOR
Late Latin name meaning "lover (of God)". Saint Amator was a 5th-century bishop of Auxerre.
AMATUS
Late Latin name meaning "beloved". The 7th-century Saint Amatus was the first abbot of Remiremont Abbey.
AMOR
Means "love" in Latin. This was another name for the Roman god Cupid. It also means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, an...
ANATOLIA
Feminine form of ANATOLIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century Italian saint and martyr.
AMABILIS
Late Latin name meaning "lovable". Saint Amabilis was a 5th-century priest in Riom, central France.
AMANDA
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was ...
AMANDUS
Derived from Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love". Saint Amandus was a 5th-century bishop of Bordeaux. It was ...
AMANTIUS
Means "loving" in Latin. This was the name of several early saints. It has sometimes been confused with the name Amandus...
AMATA
Feminine form of AMATUS.
ANGELUS
Latin form of ANGEL.
ANGELA
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL). As an English name, it came into use in the 18th century.
AUREA
Latin form of ORIA.
BAPTISTA
Latin form of BAPTISTE.
BARBARA
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by...
BEATA
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
BEATRIX
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". It was a common n...
BIBIANA
Possibly an early variant of VIVIANA. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen VIBIA...
BEATUS
Masculine form of BEATA. According to legend, Saint Beatus was ordained a priest by Saint Peter and evangelized in Switz...
BENEDICTA
Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).
BENEDICTUS
Original Latin form of BENEDICT, as well as the modern Dutch form.
BENIGNA
Feminine form of BENIGNO.
BENIGNUS
Late Latin form of BENIGNO.
BONIFATIUS
Latin form of BONIFACE.
BONITUS
Derived from a diminutive of Latin bonus meaning "good". This was the name of a 7th-century century saint, a bishop of A...
CAELESTIS
Late Latin name which meant "of the sky, heavenly".
CAESARIUS
Late Latin name which was derived from CAESAR. Saint Caesarius was a 6th-century bishop of Arles.
CALIXTUS
Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also ...
CALLISTUS
Late Latin name which was derived from the Greek name Καλλιστος (Kallistos) "most beautiful". This was the name of three...
CANDIDA
Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white". This was the name of several early saints, including a woman supp...
CANDIDUS
Masculine form of CANDIDA. This name was borne by a few early saints and martyrs.
CAELESTINUS
Late Latin name, a derivative of CAELESTIS. This name was borne by five popes (usually spelled Celestine in English).
CAIETANUS
Latin form of GAETANO.
CALLIXTUS
Variant of CALLISTUS, the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin calix "wine cup". This was the name of three popes (also ...
CALOGERUS
Latin form of CALOGERO.
CARINA (1)
Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is al...
CHRISTIANUS
Latin form of CHRISTIAN.
CLARA
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few earl...
CLARUS
Masculine Latin form of CLARA. This was the name of several early saints.
CLEMENTIUS
Derivative of Clemens (see CLEMENT).
CLIMACUS
Latin form of CLÍMACO.
CHRISTIANA
Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN.
CHRISTOPHORUS
Latin form of CHRISTOPHER.
CLARITIA
Possibly a derivative of CLARA.
CLEMENS
Original Latin form of CLEMENT, as well as the German, Dutch and Scandinavian form.
CLEMENTIA
Feminine form of Clemens or Clementius (see CLEMENT).
COLUMBA
Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several ea...
COLUMBANUS
This name can be viewed as a derivative of COLUMBA or a Latinized form of COLUMBAN, both derivations being approximately...
CONSTANS
Late Latin name meaning "constant, steadfast". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor, a son of Constantine th...
CONSTANTINA
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).
CONSTANTINUS
Latin form of CONSTANTINE.
CRESCENS
Latin name which was derived from crescere "to grow". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the Ne...
CRESCENTIUS
Latin name which was a derivative of the name CRESCENS. Saint Crescentius was a child martyred in Rome during the persec...
CYRIACUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Κυριακος (Kyriakos), which meant "of the lord" (derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lor...
CONSTANTIA
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from CONSTANS.
CONSTANTIUS
Late Latin name which was a derivative of CONSTANS.
CORBINIANUS
Latin form of KORBINIAN.
CORONA
Means "crown" in Latin, as well as Italian and Spanish. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred with h...
CRESCENTIA
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS.
CYRIACA
Feminine form of CYRIACUS.
DESIDERATA
Feminine form of DESIDERATUS.
DESIDERIUS
Derived from Latin desiderium "longing, desire". It was the name of several early saints. It was also borne in the 8th c...
DELPHINA
Feminine form of the Latin name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi". Delphi was a city in ancient Greece, the name of whi...
DELPHINUS
Masculine form of DELPHINA. Saint Delphinus was a 4th-century bishop of Bordeaux.
DEODATUS
Variant of ADEODATUS or DEUSDEDIT. This name was borne by several saints.
DESIDERATUS
Derived from Latin desideratum meaning "desired". This was the name of a 6th-century French saint.
DESIDERIA
Feminine form of DESIDERIO. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was bor...
DEUSDEDIT
Latin name meaning "God has given". This was the name of two popes (who are also known by the related name Adeodatus).
DIONYSIA
Feminine form of DIONYSIUS.
DONATA
Feminine form of DONATO.
DOMINICA
Feminine form of DOMINIC.
DOMINICUS
Original Latin form of DOMINIC, as well as the modern Dutch form.
DONATIANUS
Derivative of Donatus (see DONATO). This was the name of a few early saints.
DONATUS
Latin form of DONATO.
DOROTHEUS
Latinized form of DOROTHEOS.
DURANS
Original Latin form of DURANTE.
EMYGDIUS
Latin form of EMIDIO.
ELIGIA
Feminine form of ELIGIUS.
ELIGIUS
Late Latin name derived from Latin eligere "to choose". The 7th-century Saint Eligius is the patron saint of metalworker...
EMERENTIUS
Derived from Latin emereo meaning "to fully deserve".
EPHESIUS
Latin form of EFISIO.
EUSTACHIUS
Possibly from the Greek name EUSTACHYS or from the same source. This (or Eustathius) is the Latin name of Saint Eustace.
FELICIA
Feminine form of the Latin name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX. In England, it has occasionally been used since the Mid...
FELICITAS
Latin name which meant "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good lu...
FELICIANA
Feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).
FELICIANUS
Original Latin form of FELICIANO.
FELICIUS
Masculine form of FELICIA. This was the name of a 4th-century saint, a companion of Saint Castor of Karden.
FERRUTIUS
Latin form of FERRUCCIO.
FIRMINUS
Latin form of FIRMIN.
FLORENTIA
Original feminine form of FLORENCE.
FLORENTINA
Feminine form of FLORENTINUS.
FLORENTIUS
Original masculine form of FLORENCE.
FLORINUS
Latin name which was a derivative of FLORUS. This was the name of a 9th-century Swiss saint.
FRANCISCA
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRANCISCUS
Original form of FRANCIS.
FELINA
Feminine form of FELINUS.
FELINUS
Late Latin name meaning "cat-like". This was the name of a possibly legendary saint who was martyred with Gratian in the...
FIDELIS
Original form of FIDEL.
FLORENTINUS
Latin name which was a derivative of Florentius (see FLORENCE).
FLORINA
Feminine form of FLORINUS.
FORTUNATA
Feminine form of FORTUNATO.
FORTUNATUS
Latin form of FORTUNATO.
FRIGIDIANUS
Original Latin form of FREDIANO.
FULGENTIUS
Latin form of FULGENCIO.
GABINUS
Latin form of GAVINO.
GEREON
Possibly derived from Greek γερων (geron) meaning "old man, elder". This was the name of a saint martyred in Cologne in ...
GERONTIUS
From a Late Latin name which was derived from Greek γερων (geron) "old man".
HONORATUS
Late Latin name which meant "esteemed, distinguished". This was the name of at least seven saints, including a 5th-centu...
HONORIA
Feminine form of HONORIUS.
HONORIUS
Late Latin name which meant "honour". This was the name of an emperor of the Western Roman Empire. It was also borne by ...
HONORATA
Feminine form of HONORATUS.
HONORINA
Feminine form of HONORINUS.
HONORINUS
Late Latin name which was a derivative of HONORIUS.
IERONIMUS
Medieval Latin form of JEROME.
IGNATIUS
From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin. The spelling was later altered to resemble Lat...
IACOMUS
Late Latin form of JACOB.
IGNATIA
Feminine form of IGNATIUS.
INNOCENTIUS
Latin form of INNOCENT.
IOSEPHUS
Latin form of JOSEPH.
ISIDORUS
Latin form of ISIDOROS.
IUCUNDA
Latin form of GIOCONDA.
IUSTINIANUS
Latin form of JUSTINIAN.
IUSTUS
Latin form of JUSTUS.
ISAURA
Late Latin name which meant "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.
ISAURUS
Masculine form of ISAURA. This was the name of an early saint who was martyred in Macedon.
IUSTINA
Feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).
IUSTINUS
Latin form of JUSTIN.
JACOBUS
Latin form of JACOB, also used in Dutch.
JOANNES
Latin variant of JOHANNES.
JOHANNA
Latinate form of Ioanna (see JOANNA).
JOHANNES
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN). Notable bearers include the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg (1398-14...
JUSTINA
Feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).
JUSTUS
Latin name which meant "just". This name was borne by at least eight saints.
KATERINA
Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YEKATERINA, a Bulgarian short form of EKATERINA, and a Greek varia...
LAETITIA
Original form of LETITIA, as well as the French form.
LAURA
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome th...
LAURUS
Original masculine form of LAURA.
LEOCADIA
Late Latin name perhaps derived from Greek λευκος (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white". Saint Leocadia was a 3rd-cent...
LEOCADIUS
Masculine form of LEOCADIA.
LEONIUS
Late Latin name which was derived from LEO.
LEONTINA
Feminine form of LEONTIUS.
LIBERIA
Feminine form of LIBERIUS.
LIBORIUS
Possibly a variant of LIBERIUS, or possibly a Latinized form of a Gaulish name. Saint Liborius was a 4th-century bishop ...
LEO
Derived from Latin leo meaning "lion", a cognate of LEON. It was popular among early Christians and was the name of 13 p...
LEONIA
Feminine form of LEONIUS.
LIBERIUS
Late Latin name which was derived from Latin liber "free". This name was borne by a 2nd-century saint and a 4th-century ...
LUPUS
Latin form of LOUP.
MAGNUS
Late Latin name meaning "great". It was borne by a 7th-century saint who was a missionary in Germany. It became popular ...
MARGARITA
Latinate form of MARGARET. This is also a Latin word meaning "pearl" and a Spanish word meaning "daisy flower" (species ...
MAURA (1)
Feminine form of MAURUS.
MATRONA
Means "lady" in Late Latin. This was the name of three early saints.
MAURITIUS
Latin form of MAURICE.
MAURUS
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Bene...
MELANIA
Italian, Spanish and Polish form of MELANIE.
MODESTA
Feminine form of MODESTUS.
MODESTUS
Means "moderate, restrained" in Late Latin. This was the name of several saints.
MONICA
Meaning unknown, most likely of North African or Phoenician origin. In the 4th century this name was borne by the North ...
NATALIA
Latinate form of Natalia (see NATALIE).
NATALIUS
Masculine form of Natalia (see NATALIE).
NAZARENUS
Latin form of NAZZARENO.
NAZARIUS
Latin form of NAZARIO.
NARCISSA
Feminine form of NARCISSUS.
NARCISSUS
Latinized form of Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from ναρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". Narkissos ...
ONUPHRIUS
Latinized form of Greek Οννωφρις (Onnophris), derived from Egyptian Unn-nfr meaning "he who is good, he who is happy". T...
OLIVA
Late Latin name meaning "olive". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Brescia.
PASCHALIS
Latin form of PASCAL.
PATRICIUS
Original Latin form of PATRICK.
PASTOR
From a Late Latin name meaning "shepherd". This was the name of at least three saints.
PATRICIA
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form wa...
PEREGRINUS
Latin form of PEREGRINE.
PERPETUA
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred with another woman ...
PETRONILLA
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of PETRONIUS. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century...
PIUS
Late Latin name meaning "pious, dutiful". This was the name of twelve popes.
PRIMUS
Latin form of PRIMO.
PRUDENTIUS
Late Latin name derived from prudens "prudence, good judgement". This was the name of a 9th-century bishop of Troyes. He...
PIA
Feminine form of PIUS.
PLACIDA
Feminine form of Placidus (see PLACIDO).
PLACIDUS
Latin form of PLACIDO.
PRIMITIVA
Feminine form of PRIMITIVUS. Saint Primitiva was an early martyr from Rome.
PRIMITIVUS
Late Latin name which meant "first formed". Saint Primitivus was a 3rd-century Spanish martyr.
PROSPERUS
Latin form of PROSPER.
PRUDENTIA
Feminine form of PRUDENTIUS.
QUIRINA
Feminine form of QUIRINUS.
QUIRINUS
Possibly derived from the Sabine word quiris meaning "spear". Quirinus was a Sabine and Roman god who was later identifi...
REGULA
Means "rule" in Latin. This was the name of a 3rd-century Swiss martyr, the patron saint of Zurich.
RENATA
Feminine form of RENATUS.
REGINA
Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century ...
REMIGIUS
Latin form of RÉMY.
RENATUS
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
ROMANUS
Latin form of ROMAN.
ROMAEUS
Latin form of ROMEO.
ROMANA
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).
ROSALIA
Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose". This was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint.
SALVATRIX
Feminine form of SALVATOR.
SANCTIUS
Latin form of SANCHO.
SABELLIUS
Latin form of SAVELIY.